Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-07
GEoRGIA's CAPITAL CITY.
Supreme Court Decisions-An Ofrer
to Reveal a Big Steal.

Supreme Court Decisions-An Offer
to Reveal a Big Steal.
ATLANTA, GA. April 6.-The following
supreme Court decisions were handed
down to-day
James S. Morris VS.. J. NJ. Neal; from
Cobb. Reversed.
Thomas n. White vs.. j. f. Hammond:
from Cherokee. Affirmed.
James r. Brown vs.. r. u. Aubrey; from
Nj lton. Reversed.
David <. Tatum VS.. the State; from
Dade. Affirmed
g, W. Kennel, who claims to be con-
pected with the East ana West railroad
Of Alabama, writes from Carterville to
she q overnor that he can set trap
~ partes who have robbed the govern
SIef1t Of more than 1000, 900. He is prObs-
GIy d crank.
Anil 1, in Fannin county, John Prince,
- bSiliff, killed NJ. II. GRAY and is now
Se1tIve from justice. The Governor
Srs reward of $3.50 for his arrest.
Al executive reward OF $3.50 was paid
LAY to l.. T. WILDLY and w. F. CLARK,
VI Jones county, for the capture and
eIfsery of Tony Williams (coIored) to
- Sheriff Of Monroe county. Williams
81 arged with the murder of Charlie
&ack on the night Of FEB. IA.
3 Deputy Marshal Walker seized an
{tcit distillery near Marietta last night
I'D arrested Russell Pace, 10 years old,
his son John and Caleb Doggins. They
had an examination here to-day before
Commissioner Haight, who discharged
all but Russell Pace, who was bound over
liz $500.
A young man, K. Q. Word by name,
was arrested here to-day by Bailii
Nannegan, OF the Superior Court. He is
a deserter from the United States navy.
he was stationed with the marines at
Norfolk. Va. and several weeks ago
gave them the slip. He takes MS arrest
calmly. and says that he had rather die
than return to Norfolk. The authorities
have been notified and will probably send
for him. Word lie about % and formerly
lived in Atlanta.
DETECTIVES ARRESTED.
Saturday night Detectives Reeves
Aldridge and Bedford, special policemen
detailed to work up cases against people
who violate the prohibition law, wen
10 the house of Giles Moore, a negro
and searched it from garnet to cellar
despite his protest. They had NJ
warrant, but claim that they had reason
TO believe that Moore had liquor secreteC
in his house for sale, and taat under th'
city ordinance they had right to searcl
uOusc Ou Ai'iNOA wax
I fnund and no case has been made against
~ negro. This morning Moore wen
f0rs Justice Horton, in whose militis
Ietrict he lives, and swore ont warran
y nxAinst the three detectives, cbargin.
IN with malicious trespass. All wer'
1fested and gave bond for their appear
nnoe next Saturday, when the trial will
Il fnke place. Moore says that his house il
& 1oyond the city limits, and he claimi
<Anf even If such were not the cas-,
tae detectives had no right to enter with
out a search warrant unless they haC
good ground for believing that crimlna
was harbored there or that crime haC
been done in the house. The arrest ha
excited the anti-PrOhibition and PrOhiDi
ton factions in the county. The forme
nenounce the conduct of the detectives
and the latter defend their action.
joshua Speer (white), who runs
butcher shop on Marietta street, was as.
B naulled by two negroes on his way HON
y night on simpson street and robbed o
-. He was painfully cut in the righ
&bigh, knocked down an embankmen
nd stunned before they succeeded il
&<&1kbhinQ him